Introduction
Could you have survived in the wilderness 400 years ago? Find out about the daily life of the Iroquois as you become a modern day hunter, hunting in Cyberspace instead of with a bow and arrow. When you are finished with the hunt, be ready to tell why the Iroquois were so dependent on nature.
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Task
You are going to answer a series of questions regarding the lifestyle, beliefs, and history of the Haudenosaunee.
You will be working in groups. Divide the first 49 questions below between the people in your group as equally as possible. Each of you should create a Google Document and answer ALL of the questions IN FULL SENTENCES on this document.
Process
Who are the Iroquois?
http://www.bigorrin.org/iroquois_kids.htm
1. What did the Iroquois call themselves?
2. What did it mean in Algonkian?
3. In what area of the present United States did they live?
4. Write the names of the 6 tribes
http://www.tolatsga.org/iro.html
5. What were the nicknames of the five nations (ex: "People of the....")
6. When did the Tuscarora join the Confederacy?
http://i36466.wixsite.com/learninglonghouse/clans
7. How many clans did the Iroquois have?
8. How were they divided? (Read the information on the website CLOSELY!!)
9. Everyone belonged to the clan of his ______________? ( Hint: you have to extrapolate information from the reading to figure this question out. Defining unknown words will definitely help!)
Iroquois villages and homes
http://indians.org/articles/iroquois-longhouse.html
https://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1081
10. What is a longhouse?
11. Why were the homes called longhouses?
12. How big was the average longhouse?
13. What is a palisade? (AGAIN--READ CLOSELY!!)
14. Why were villages built near water?
15. When did they strip the bark to cover the longhouses?
16. Why did they do it at that time?
17. How many families lived in a longhouse?
18. Describe how a longhouse was made.
19. Describe what a longhouse looked like on the inside.
Food
https://iroquoisgroup24.weebly.com/food.html
http://gardening.cals.cornell.edu/lessons/curricula/the-three-sisters-exploring-an-iroquois-garden/
https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/historical-life-as-a-haudenosaunee/food-and-hunting/
20. How did the Iroquois get their food?
21. What were the Three Sisters?
22. Why were they called the Three Sisters?
23. What did the Iroquois do with the bones, hides, antlers, etc. of the deer?
24. What other meat did the Iroquois eat?
Essential Question: How did geography (where the Iroquois lived) effect what they ate, what they lived in, and what they called themselves?
Evaluation
Reading Comprehension Rubric
Name:____________________________
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Below Standard 1pts. |
Approaching Standard 2pts. |
Meets Standard 3pts. |
Exceeds Standard 4pts |
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Comprehension |
Student did not complete assignment and/or did not answer more than half of completed questions correctly. |
Student answered at least half of the comprehension questions correctly. |
Student answered 75% of the comprehension questions correctly. Student comprehends main idea of assignment. |
Student answered all (100%) of comprehension questions correctly. Student fully demonstrates comprehension of the assignment. |
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Form |
Student did not answer any of the questions in complete sentences. |
Student answered at least half of the comprehension questions in complete sentences. |
Student answered at least 75% of the comprehension questions in complete sentences. |
Student answered all of the comprehension questions in complete sentences. |
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Grammar |
There are numerous spelling or grammar errors. These errors make the answers impossible to understand. There is no punctuation. |
There are numerous spelling or grammatical errors, making the answer difficult to understand. Most punctuation is not used correctly. |
A few spelling or grammatical mistakes are evident, but do not diminish the meaning of the answer. Some punctuation is misused. |
Proper use of modern English spelling and grammar is employed consistently throughout the assignment. Punctuation is utilized correctly. |
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Detail |
The level of detail in each answer is poor and makes no attempt to include textually relevant information. |
The level of detail in each answer is emerging. Attempts to engage the text are made. |
The level of detail in each answer is good. The student could add a bit more textual detail to further enhance the answer. |
The level of detail in each answer is excellent. Textual details are relevant and student has connected fully with the information. |